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On this episode, Yvette Borja interviews poet and writer Aline Mello about her new book of poems "More Salt Than Diamond." Mello shares why her love poems are "reluctant," what it means to be "more salt than diamond" and what "country" means for a Brazilian immigrant in the U.S. 

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On this episode, criminal defense lawyer Laura Barrera and law professors Paulina Vera, Valeria Gomez and Arlene Amarante join Yvette Borja to discuss "procedural subjugation" and how it shows up in immigration law. They share why immigration lawyers are more likely to critique the system they work within, how procedure is utilized as justification for cruelty to migrants and their journeys into (and out of) legal academia. 

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On this episode, Yvette brings back friend of the podcast Eloisa Lopez about the state of abortion care in Arizona post-Dobbs. Eloisa breaks down the fetal personhood law that caused immediate confusion among abortion providers statewide after the Supreme Court released its Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, the complications around publicizing abortion care amidst fear over its criminalization, and clarifies which abortion providers have forged forward and which have stopped services altogether. 

Update: Tucson Planned Parenthood has resumed abortion services: https://www.kold.com/2022/08/30/planned-parenthood-resumes-abortion-services-tucson/

Read more about Montana's pre-emptive ban of medication abortion for out-of-state patients here: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/07/07/1110078914/montana-abortion-pills 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews lawyer, author and legal ethics professor Richard Zitrin about his book "Trial Lawyer: A Life Representing People Against Power." Zitrin shares the most difficult legal ethical dilemmas he faced as a trial lawyer, whether a lawyer should act as a "mouthpiece" for a client or their "savior," and how he navigated being a mouthpiece for clients who were minors while advocating for what he believed to be in their best interest. 

Yvette interviews the editors, Reyna Grande and Sonia Guiñansaca, and two contributing authors, Aline Mello and Yosimar Reyes, of the anthology "Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings." They share what the dandelion symbolizes for them, push back against the "good immigrant" narrative, and how the anthology is "a love letter for people who weren't cared about." 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews architects Siboney Díaz Sánchez of Design as Protest and Raphael Sperry of Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility about the role that designers can play in de-carceration work.  They discuss what being an anti-racist designer looks like, how designers can play a role in ensuring that building affordable housing redistributes wealth within communities, and why ADSP and DAP have pledged to not participate in the building of execution chambers or solitary confinement cells.

On this episode, Yvette interviews Jennifer Friedman, the Deputy Public Defender in the Immigration Defense Unit of the San Francisco Public Defender's Office and a member of the Public Defender Coalition for Immigrant Justice. Jennifer explains why immigration defense is public defense, breaks down the "good immigrant" and "bad immigrant" false dichotomy and shares how that narrative impacts the criminalization and demonization of asylum seekers. 

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*TW discussion of incarceration and sexual assault beginning around timestamp 5:50*

On this episode, Yvette interviews Jorge Renaud, the National Criminal Justice Director for LatinoJustice. He shares about his experiences living in Brownsville Texas and facing criminalization as a Chicano man, the trauma of incarceration and his resilience within that, and the importance of poetry. 

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Kat Jutras of Death Penalty Alternatives for Arizona about the organization's advocacy efforts to end the death penalty in Arizona, the case of Clarence Dixon, who Arizona executed last month, and the faith-based groups who are calling for an end to the death penalty. 

Read more about Clarence Dixon's case here: https://ballsandstrikes.org/scotus/clarence-dixon-supreme-court-death-penalty-cruel-joke/

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On this episode, Yvette interviews Doralina Luna, a Tucson-based lawtina who owns her own law firm and practices immigration law. Doralina shares what made her decide to venture into solo legal practice, what inspired her to hire people directly impacted by the immigration system, and gives tips for lawyers thinking about opening up a private practice.